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Kate King presents Book 2.5 in the Enchanted Legacies series.

Razor sharp between the pipes, mysterious off the ice, Malakai Petrov is the Chicago Fury’s notorious goalie. The 6’5 Russian giant is hiding an entire world behind the mask he wears on and off the ice. He thinks his secrets are buried deep enough so that no one can ever crack the ice guarding his stone heart. Until he meets a certain teammate's sister, with hypnotizing silver eyes, who’s got a knack for sticking her nose in places it doesn’t belong.

Being the life of the party had always been easy for Emerson Greene until one fatal night five years ago that sent him into a spiral of self-destruction. A night that cost him, not only his best friend, but also the only woman he's ever loved. As a result, the bad boy of the NHL is trying to outskate the ghosts of his past and the regrets that haunt his every turn.

Este libro no solo relata batallas y conquistas, sino que también explora las sutiles maniobras de diplomacia y espionaje que aseguraron el dominio español en territorios remotos y cortes extranjeras. Descubre cómo la lengua y la cultura españolas se entrelazaron con destinos globales, moldeando el futuro de continentes enteros.

Behind every heartless woman is a little girl who trusted the world with her love to have it chew her up and spit her out. No one knows that better than Aurelia Riggs. Armed with a silver tongue matched with a golden appearance, she is the notorious ice queen who lives her life with a set of rules. Too bad, Nico “Southie” Jett never got the memo when he set his sights on her.

Ich habe Nanomaschinen in meinem Körper und stehe kurz davor, das Licht der Welt zu erblicken. Überrascht? Nachdem ich schon im Mutterleib das Bewusstsein erlangt habe, ist mir eines glasklar: Ich werde die Welt im Sturm erobern! Die Geburt ist erst der Anfang. Mit einem Jahr werde ich einen Universitätsabschluss in der Tasche haben und mit fünf werde ich Milliardär sein. Dass ich weder Erinnerungen noch Erfahrungen habe, ist mir schnurzegal. In dieser magischen Welt voller intelligenter Technologie werde ich den Rückstand im Handumdrehen aufholen, oder?

Health has been made too complex! That is why I am writing this book. I want to help you understand four basic concepts of health – that is it! If you live a lifestyle that involves these four basic concepts holistically, you will find true health and well-being. To find true health we first have to have a plan that shows us how to find it. That plan is right here, in this book! With a plan, we can reach our destination. Without it, we are lost.

Rikers Island has long stood as one of the most infamous jails in America—synonymous with violence, neglect, and systemic injustice. This powerful nonfiction account exposes the inner workings of the facility through deeply researched history, firsthand testimonies, and a critical examination of the policies that allowed it to endure. From the daily struggles of detainees to the broader forces of race, poverty, and politics that shape incarceration, this book offers a searing indictment of the carceral state—and a vision for what must come next.

En este libro, descubrirás cómo mejorar tu vida a través de pequeños cambios en aspectos clave como la nutrición, el sueño, la salud mental, el manejo del estrés y el ejercicio. También encontrarás consejos prácticos sobre cómo envejecer de manera saludable, aumentar tu energía y sentirte mejor.

Ash Charming’s life was anything but charming. He often felt like his name: Ash. Destined to be nothing. Forsaken to be no one. But a small voice in his head told him otherwise. The voice belonged to his late father, the greatest artist his small town had ever known. His father’s art had the touch of fae magic, or so they said. When he died in an unfortunate accident, all magic died in Ash’s world. He was left at the mercy of his cruel uncle.

Abandoned on a remote highway after bandits murder his parents, young Olifur finds safety with Fritjof. The gruff woodsman teaches him and other orphans to live off the land. When Fritjof falls ill, Olifur will risk everything to save his mentor—even travel to far-off Melar seeking a doctor. However, the city of Melar is more perilous than Olifur imagined, and doctors aren't cheap. His quest leads him first to a hazardous job working on the elevated trains high above the city.

Emma kann es kaum fassen: Ein echtes Pferd ganz für sie allein. Es heißt Mississippi und ist eine treue Stute vom verstorbenen Klipperbusch. So ein supertolles Geschenk kann nur von Emmas Großmutter Dolly kommen. Merkwürdig nur, dass Klipperbuschs Neffe – den alle hier den Alligator nennen – das Tier plötzlich unbedingt zurückhaben will. Hängt das etwa mit Klipperbuschs geheimnisvollem Testament zusammen? Als auch noch Dollys Hunde spurlos verschwinden und ein Erpresserbrief auftaucht, beginnt ein spannender Wettlauf gegen die Zeit.

The final half of the adventure continues with Thomas and friends delivering desperate refugees to the land of the elves. But chaos brews in the wealthy kingdom, from mysterious threats at the border to assassination attempts on Thomas’ friends. Goddesses, monsters, demons, and much more are packed into this thrilling conclusion.

What if avarice after billionaire-ism is just a subset of ordinary hoarding disorder? What if someone discovered a way to repair that? Who would benefit? Who would oppose such a cure, and how aggressively? The Money Cure is a comic romantic adventure set in the near future, when a housing crisis forces working people, from retail employees to programmers, to live in illegal housing called underhousing.

When things go bump in the night, there's only one federal agency that stands between the supernatural and humankind...CERBERUS. C.E.R.B.E.R.U.S. stands for “Clandestine Enforcement and Reconnaissance Bureau, Extranormal Rampart Division of the United States”—the American law enforcement unit that was created to deal with all things magical and unexplained. Follow along as Deputy Marshal Tony Mendoza is inducted into the supernatural underworld by the shadowy agency and its enigmatic leader, Director Strickland.

Simon is back, and this time, he's bringing the gods with him. Simon is trapped between a war of Asgardian and Egyptian gods. With a war of this magnitude, there's no telling who else might be drawn into it. Follow Simon's journey into darkness. What happens to someone when they lose their love, their home, their duty? His first story was about the heart—this story is about the soul.

Former Marine sniper and CIA target man, Atticus Steed, turned professional hitman, now only takes down special targets...people who for one reason or another have literally gotten away with murder. Directed by an unknown unseen employer who identifies himself simply as Omega, Steed receives his sketchy instructions for the hits via text message from a burner phone. But who is Atticus Steed, really? And how does his employer gain knowledge about cases from all over the country...cases involving those murderers who for whatever reason have been set free by the system?

Even when I'm halfway around the world, my mother won't leave me be. I'm never going to become the mafia princess she hoped for. I'm going to show the whole world who I really am—on the ice, with the grace and beauty I've always dreamed of. But the competition is tougher than ever, both in the figure-skating community and in the criminal underworld I left behind. If Mom forces my hand, can I find a final move that'll free me from her control forever...or will I be the one who'll lose everything?

Just when Agent Mendoza is settling into his new job with the shadowy paranormal law enforcement agency known as CERBERUS, he’s thrust into an investigation that has him questioning his career...and his sanity! The ghosts of Austin are angry—and some of them have gone stark raving mad. Now Agent Mendoza is following a trail of necromancy and grave-digging that’s leading him to the source of all this ectoplasmic trouble.

In this explosive new book, historian Benjamin Weber reveals how the story of American prisons is inextricably linked to the expansion of American power around the globe.